GUAM
The Guam Daily Post
Mindy Aguon | For The Guam Daily Post
A 71-year-old Guam resident has come forward with allegations that he was sexually abused and raped when he served as an altar boy at Our Lady of Peace and Safe Journey Catholic Church in Chalan Pago.
S.N.J.V., whose initials were used to protect his identity, filed a civil complaint against the Archdiocese of Agana on Friday in the District Court of Guam, naming deceased priest Antonio C. Cruz as his alleged perpetrator.
The lawsuit alleges that S.N.J.V. was repeatedly sexually molested and abused by Cruz during the two years he was an altar boy at the Chalan Pago parish where Cruz served as a priest.
‘Don’t be afraid, I won’t hurt you’
The complaint states the sexual abuse started in 1960 after Sunday Mass one day, when Cruz instructed the boy to stay back and meet him at the rectory where he resided.
Upon entering the rectory, S.N.J.V. saw the priest naked and playing with himself, the lawsuit states.
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